Ahhh, I see...but are the migration patterns of seals dictated by water temperature...are the migration patterns of stripers & mackerel dictated by water temperature...are the migration patterns of stripers & mackerel dictated by feeder fish...etc...

Ahhh, I see...but are the migration patterns of seals dictated by water temperature...are the migration patterns of stripers & mackerel dictated by water temperature...are the migration patterns of stripers & mackerel dictated by feeder fish...etc...

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That's what makes it interesting... many other species migration patterns are driven by the migration of their prey... which, if they're fish, also migrate with temperature changes. But, for example, Harbor Seals (the ones we see around here) don't necessarily migrate at all. Some stick around... others migrate. So big sharks that feed on seals are not following the seal migration.

if the FL contingent got out of the water every time they saw a shark, they would never surf

#manup

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Praise Wayne, ain't that the truth, but I've had people from Cali tell me I was flat out lying saying we see sharks all the time and are accustomed. No, they aren't fncking dolphins. Pretty easy to tell the difference when they blast out of the water right next to you.

Less than a month ago I was floating on my bodyboard waiting /looking for the next wave and less than 3 feet in front of my eyes at water level a grey shark fin emerged it was within arm distance have no idea what kind it was but didn't stick around to find out was only one sup out and 2 kids on boogie boards I told the sup guy he just continued on told the kids as I was coming out they looked at me like I was crazy so I went to their parents said there's about a 5ft shark where I was a few minutes ago You might want to tell your kids to take a break for a few they looked at me and said they don't look like they want to take a break.
There are more sharks and will continue to be more sharks in s Carolina due to our DNR ancient limitations on fishing them one per vessel per day is pretty slim imo

Ahhh, I see...but are the migration patterns of seals dictated by water temperature...are the migration patterns of stripers & mackerel dictated by water temperature...are the migration patterns of stripers & mackerel dictated by feeder fish...etc...

new study shows sharks prefer wide belly gingers for their diet.so if ur a ginger,just put some makeup on and dye ur hair black and the sharks wont bother you.sharks tried to eat me all the time in the past,now they watch my back and make sure no gingers enter the lineup or they are dinner

new study shows sharks prefer wide belly gingers for their diet.so if ur a ginger,just put some makeup on and dye ur hair black and the sharks wont bother you.sharks tried to eat me all the time in the past,now they watch my back and make sure no gingers enter the lineup or they are dinner

I know I'm late to the party here, but... great white migration patterns are driven by water temperature, not by the migration of their prey. This has been studied for a long time, and most scientists who study whites now agree that this is true. Whites in NH waters are very rare... they usually migrate north from FL in the spring up to the tip of the Cape, and pretty much stop there, where the Gulf Stream bends out away from the coast.

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No, sorry. The migration to Florida waters is females ONLY, apparently, for pup release. Males may go to deeper water (some are even tracked in South Africa, whee waters are cold as well), but they do stay in the area, AS LONG AS THEY GET ENOUGH CALORIES TO SUSTAIN THEM. They are spotted here in New England waters during winter months, but mostly offshores, in the Gulf Stream waters, where, by sheer coincidence, the seals from the Cape go out to for fishing purposes. The seals stay here in the north. So do the male whites.

I miss those days when my daughter was young. But she is expecting now, so I will get to do the same with my grand-daughter (we know it is a girl we are all expecting).
Life is good right now. Hope it continues as such for all of us.

No, sorry. The migration to Florida waters is females ONLY, apparently, for pup release. Males may go to deeper water (some are even tracked in South Africa, whee waters are cold as well), but they do stay in the area, AS LONG AS THEY GET ENOUGH CALORIES TO SUSTAIN THEM. They are spotted here in New England waters during winter months, but mostly offshores, in the Gulf Stream waters, where, by sheer coincidence, the seals from the Cape go out to for fishing purposes. The seals stay here in the north. So do the male whites.